Kitchen Steward/Ayudante de Cosina
Compensation: $19.00–$20.00 per hour
Position Summary
CSG is looking for a dependable, hardworking, and team oriented Kitchen Steward to join the CSG team in the most prestigious boutique hotel in Napa Valley. Behind every exceptional dining experience is a clean, organized, and efficient kitchen, and our Kitchen Stewards play a vital role in making that happen.
As a Kitchen Steward, you will help maintain the cleanliness and sanitation of the kitchen, food preparation areas, equipment, and dishware while supporting the culinary team in delivering outstanding guest experiences. If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, take pride in maintaining high standards, and want to be part of a collaborative hospitality team, we'd love to hear from you.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Maintain the cleanliness and organization of all kitchen, dishwashing, and food preparation areas.
- Operate commercial dishwashing and pot-washing equipment safely and efficiently.
- Wash, sanitize, and properly store dishes, glassware, utensils, pots, pans, and kitchen equipment.
- Ensure kitchen floors, drains, walls, shelving, workstations, walk-in coolers, and storage areas remain clean and sanitary throughout each shift.
- Remove trash and recycling regularly while maintaining clean waste disposal areas.
- Assist with receiving, organizing, and storing deliveries following proper food safety and storage procedures.
- Maintain adequate supplies of clean dishes, cookware, and utensils for the culinary team.
- Support cooks and kitchen staff with general cleaning and operational needs during service.
- Follow all local health department regulations, food safety standards, and hotel sanitation procedures.
- Report equipment malfunctions, maintenance concerns, safety hazards, or supply shortages to management promptly.
- Perform additional duties as assigned to support the Food & Beverage and Culinary teams.
Qualifications
- Previous experience as a Kitchen Steward, Dishwasher, or in a commercial kitchen is preferred but not required; we are willing to train motivated candidates.
- Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail.
- Strong work ethic, reliability, and a positive attitude.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with the culinary team.
- Knowledge of cleaning procedures, sanitation practices, and safe handling of cleaning chemicals is preferred.
- Must follow all health, safety, and sanitation guidelines.
- Ability to use appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required.
- Professional appearance and commitment to excellent hospitality standards.
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods throughout the shift.
- Frequently lift, carry, push, pull, and move items weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, reach, and perform repetitive tasks.
- Comfortable working in environments with heat, steam, water, cleaning chemicals, and commercial kitchen equipment.
- Must be available to work flexible schedules, including mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, and special events based on business needs.
Why Join Our Team?
At CSG, every team member contributes to creating exceptional guest experiences. As a Kitchen Steward, you'll be an essential part of a supportive culinary team that values collaboration, respect, and excellence. We offer competitive pay, opportunities for professional growth, hands-on training, and a welcoming workplace where your contributions are recognized and appreciated.
Contract Services Group, Inc. (CSG) specializes in providing cleaning and related services to a variety of industry facilities throughout the Southwestern United States. These include hotels/resorts, multi-family housing, office, retail, universities, and city-owned municipalities. We adhere to our core values of customer focus, continuous improvement, integrity, and communication in every aspect of our business. From servicing our clients' premiere facilities to treating our employees with dignity, we believe that quality and commitment to excellence exemplify our business.
CSG takes enormous pride in our dedication to both employee and facility safety. We believe strongly in protecting the safety of employees, co-workers, customers, our customers’ clients, and their surrounding community.
CSG offers competitive wages and a comprehensive packet of benefits. We strive to not only be fair and honest in all of our dealings but also to set a standard that sets us apart.
Become a CSG team member!